Wade has been playing on a sprained left foot, and he decided not to play Thursday in the Heat’s lone game at Denver this season.

Talking to reporters, teammate Chris Bosh was asked before the game if he embraced Wade’s decision to sit out.

“You have to stand by your decisions when you make them,” he said. “You know the most important thing is health. Like I said (Wednesday), in the long run, and to be quite honest, we’re not going to remember this game in a few months.

“We do have to play the game, we have to prepare and we respect it because it’s a stepping stone to where we’re going to go, but we’re not going to remember it. So with that said, he needs to take as much time as he needs, as it’s all about being healthy.”

Not much Mozzy. Before training camp started, Timofey Mozgov was going to be Denver’s starting center. He played great in stretches during the Olympics, and spent time in the summer with coaches, notably assistant Melvin Hunt. Well, Mozgov was outplayed in camp by Kosta Koufos and JaVale McGee. Now Mozgov seldom plays.

“Timo’s probably our insurance blanket right now,” Karl said. “But I have all the confidence in the world that if we played the Lakers tomorrow, he would play 15 to 20 minutes.”

On the self-proclaimed “Manimal.” Kenneth Faried is a confident fellow, following a productive first season. But Denver doesn’t often draw up plays for its young power forward, whose offensive game is still a work in progress.

“I think he wants more responsibility,” Karl said. “I think he wants a lot more. We want to spoon-feed him — he probably wants a gallon of milk.” Benjamin Hochman, The Denver Post

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